Barnburner Lager | Lager Heads Smokehouse & Brewing Co.

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Pours golden orange copper body with a bright off white head, forming thick and flowing fast with carbonation. Aroma smells horrible like sick grain gone horribly wrong, I can't even explain the offness I'm smelling in the nose. Flavor tastes like garlic, garbage, regurgitated throwup, a bit of corn meal, off graininess, no hops. This beer sucks asshole, and I can't evenly say that with any sort of finesse. Officially the worst beer I've ever tried in the state of Ohio, no aging notes written on the bottle. Mouthfeel is horrible, I can't stomach another sip of this beer completely horrible gut wrenching beer from Medina Ohio. Never by these beers if they taste like this,l I guess I will try this beer again only to see if it's actually this bad.

I bought the Barnburner at the Drug Mart in Williard, Ohio. It poured a golden clear with white head that dissipates quickly and no lace. The scent has some biscuit tones. The taste is evenly balanced and easy to drink. There is a bread base that make it tasty. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with decent carbonation. Overall it decent and would have this one again.

Barnburner Lager brewed by Lagerheads Smokehouse & Brewing Co. This brew has an ABV of 6.0% The lager pours out a nice deep amber color with a nice white head. Barnburner Lager has nice sweet, grain smell to it. You pick up a hit of malts in the smell of this brew. The taste of Barnburner Lager is nice and smooth. You pick up on grains and malts, in the taste. There could be more to the taste of this brew. The mouthfeel is nice and clean, and relishing. There is nothing overpowering in this brew. Lagerheads Smokehouse & Brewing Co., did a nice job with this brew. I would buy this brew again. Overall I'.m giving this brew a solid 4 out 5.

A: The export lager is a golden brown color, ligher with an apple juice look. Crystal clear, the lager is stunningly clear. A thick white head slowly popped away, leaving plenty of lace in a latticework of patches.

S: Sweetly rich, aromas of biscuity grains, a dash of caramel, and white grapes/green apples. The fruitiness is mild but clearly present. A roasted body amplifies the sweetness.

T: Malty with a pleasant sweet streak. The biscuity breads have a light breadiness that is conducive to fruity lager sweetness. Apples and grapes, soft fruits that is, drive the sweetness. Not cloying, not by any stretch; however, the lager seems a firm breadiness. A soft, very mild, bitterness lingers in the latter part of each sip.

M: The lager's softness doesn't seem like an assertive export lager. An okay drinker though, the sweetness growing on me with each sip.

A - Well it's pretty hazy amber brown with just a 1/4 inch of head which surprisingly has some sticky opaque head. Very dirty look for a lager.
S - Has a sort of sour dough smell, typical lager yeast and some caramel malts.
T - Ignoring the hard water finish it does have the biscuit malt and hop taste on par with the style yet kind of skunky. Has a sort of sweet finish.
M - Medium, kind of chewy, not what I want in my lagers.
Overall it's a pretty good beer but it seems like a home brew take on a Altbier but that's kind of far from the labeled style so minus points.

While I've heard of Lager Heads Brewing Company out of Medina, I've not yet sampled any of their brews, so I'm eager to see how this offering goes down.

Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a pilsner glass. The label describes this as, "a golden lager with an even balance of german malts and hops. Crisp and smooth, with a touch of sweetness in the finish." Let's see how it stacks up against their rather stock description.

Pours a golden, almost copper color with a 1/2" head that reduces rather quickly, leaving a fine skim of white head. There's a mild to moderate amount of carbonation that is difficult to detect beneath the rapidly condensing glass.

Smell is malty and grassy, with a touch of corn and a hint of caramel. There's a flat, almost stale aroma that rises when the glass is swirled, like wet straw.

Taste is oaty, malty and sweet, with the mildest of bitter hitting mid sip.

Medium bodied, with a dryness that leaves the tongue feeling sticky.

Overall, an average brew at best. It is not bad, but there's nothing about it to make me stand up and take notice. Nonetheless, I want to support the local brewery, and will definitely give their other offerings a try as I find them.

their website calls it a golden lager, i guess i'd say it is like a dortmunder with many characteristics of a cali common or steam beer.

A- nice clear deep amber with a creamy off white head and ample lace.

S- fresh grainy with a fruity tartness and a touch of melon. some grassy hops

T- somewhat mineral waterish, fresh grain and floral probably noble hop flavor. nice balance with hops winning out in the end but theres an extra push of unfermented sugars right before it finishes dry and zesty. checking that flaw would bump the score way up.

MF- juicy and just full enough to be enjoyable with no extra heft.

D- decent at best, there's too many little flaws that (i assume) could be easily fixed for this to be a winner. but hell i love supporting local breweries nonetheless. goes down easier at 3am after a hard night.

Pours a straw yellow with a chill haze. Silky head forms and recedes away. Aromas of lager yeast, fruit, mild herbal hop and some alcohol. In the taste, sweet grains, faint bitterness, and buttery biscuit. Some alcohol comes through, and in the finish, a distinct lagery yeast trait with some buttery diacetyl. Drinks like a very big lager. Medium bodied, slick feel with decent carbonation but not quite crisp. Overall, not a bad effort, a pretty decent export lager, but could use some cleaning up.

So is this lager supposed to be amber/brown? Interesting beer, but oddly malty with a touch of hop influence. Feel is smooth. An easy drinker, but frankly, this strikes me mostly as an odd homebrew as opposed to a finely executed version of the style.

This had the makings of a great dortmunder. A great local brewery, nice color, and a cool label. In the end, though it's pretty average. The aroma is lacking - it is inoffensive, but not where it should be. The taste is somewhat hoppy but not nearly as malty as it could be. The aftertaste is very good. Due to all the above, it is a reasonably good experience and I woulc never refuse one of these, but I don't intend to buy it again.

Picked up a bomber of this at the local beer shop. I've been wanting to try some of Lagerheads stuff for a while. Pours a dark straw color with a light white head. Head went away pretty quickly but would leave a little lacing at every sip. More malt centered than anything with notes of caramel in the background. It was a little too sweet for my tastes and that made the bomber a little tough to finish but overall not a bad brew.